Installation guide

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Installing Secure Path Hardware
This chapter provides the procedures for installing and terminating a second individual I/O path
between a StorageWorks RAID subsystem and an NT host server or a Microsoft Cluster Server,
where currently a single I/O path exists.
WARNING!
Follow normal procedures to power off your server prior to
cabling.
5.1 Summary
Configuring Secure Path hardware components consists of three main tasks to be
performed in sequence, as described in the following sections.
1. Prepare and Install the Second Host Adapter
2. Cable the Secure Path Hardware Components
3. Verify the Secure Path Hardware Configuration
5.2 Prepare and Install the Second Host Adapter
To complete your Secure Path installation you must install a second host (bus) adapter in
the server(s).
Prior to installing the second host adapter into the server, the host adapter must be
prepared for Secure Path operation.
For SCSI Adaptec AHA2944UW host adapters:
•
Setting/Verifying SCSI Host Adapter Termination
•
Disabling SCSI Bus Reset
•
Disabling SCSI Host Adapter BIOS
•
Set Start Unit to “NO”
For Fibre Channel KGPSA host adapters:
• No preparation required